Prizes

All contestants will receive gift bags with certificates and discounts to local businesses.

Opportunity to make paid appearances throughout their reign at El Tiempo and sponsor events.

Hosted by Noybel Gorgoy- Singer/Songwriter

Noybel Gorgoy is an internationally renowned singer-songwriter born and raised on the island of Cuba. She is a graduate of the National School of Arts of Habana, with countless performances in Cuba and around the world. She arrived in the USA in 2004 as a cast member of the Cuban production Havana Night Club, performing up to 20,000 people at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena in Miami.
She has headlined and collaborated with some of the best projects and musicians of Las Vegas and, has toured around the world with productions like Lady Salsa, Azucar Negra, and Ballet Revolución. Noybel has shared the stage with artists like Leo Vera, Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha to name a few. She has also shared the stage with Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Music winners Ozomatli and the Multi-Platinum and Gold recording singer songwriter and Grammy Nominee Alvaro Torres. The Grammy nominee singer and songwriter named Noybel, “A true and upcoming, Star!”.
Gorgoy was featured in the show Between the Lines with singer songwriter Clint Holmes at the Palazzo Theater in Las Vegas, obtaining the attention of many and bringing her Cuban flavor to the stage.

She is part of the Band The Hot Club of Las Vegas, a project that features her vocal, musical and songwriting abilities. Releasing as a band the Cd’s ” Summer Score” and “Hamajang”.

She continues to elevate her culture and evolve as an artist through the dynamics of her innovative stage performances, musicality, and independent songwriting endeavors.

Noybel greets each day with open arms to the excitement her musical artistry and life have to oﬀer!

The event, attended by about 400 people, was the inaugural pageant for El Tiempo, the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Spanish language publication.

The Miss El Tiempo and Miss Teen El Tiempo pageants are official preliminaries to the Miss Nevada USA pageant and the Miss Teen Nevada USA pageant, respectively. Both title holders will compete at the Miss Nevada pageant on Jan. 7 at South Point.

“For me, the most impressive part was watching a literal transformation of the 21 young women competing in the pageant,” said Robert Danielson, Miss El Tiempo pageant producer and director. “They grew emotionally and intellectually, and made life-long friends along the way. It will be a privilege to have these winners represent El Tiempo in the Miss Nevada USA competitions, as well as throughout the year at a variety of special events.”

First runner-up for Miss El Tiempo was Karen Ortega, a journalism/media studies student at UNLV, and second runner-up was Lili Equihua, a UNLV graduate.

In the Miss Teen El Tiempo competition, first runner-up was Crystal Effio,a junior at Bishop Gorman High School, and second runner-up was Maria Rebolledo, a junior at Nevada Virtual Academy.

El Tiempo is sashaying into the pageant world with its 2018 Miss El Tiempo Nevada and Miss Teen El Tiempo Nevada pageants. Applications are open now through Sept. 6. El Tiempo and the Las Vegas Review-Journal are organizing the competition, featuring host, singer-songwriter Noybel Gorgoy.

Those crowned 2018 Miss El Tiempo and Miss Teen El Tiempo will automatically compete in the Miss Nevada USA and Miss Nevada Teen USA pageants in November. Winners also will receive a prize package worth more than $1,000 that includes entry fees.

Throughout their reign, Miss El Tiempo and Miss Teen El Tiempo will have the opportunity to make paid appearances representing El Tiempo at the publication’s official events, and Las Vegas Review-Journal and sponsor events. Look forward to seeing these queens in the community at groundbreakings, ribbon-cuttings and parades.

Nevada women and teens who identify as Latina are encouraged to apply and “let their bellezza shine.” Miss contestants (ages 18 to 27) will compete in interview, swimsuit and evening gown. Miss Teen contestants (ages 14 to 18) will compete in interview, fitness and evening gown. Those who apply and qualify by Aug. 6 could win a new pageant gown of their choice.

The 2018 Miss El Tiempo and Miss Teen El Tiempo pageant will be held Oct. 7 at Lowden Theatre at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, in downtown Las Vegas. Registrations must be received by Sept. 6. Competition applications are open and free at misseltiemponv.com. Contact Aisha Kasmir at 702-383-0486. Follow at @ElTiempoNV